Gnaphalieae
The everlasting daisies are being studied because they are an important part of New Zealand´s indigenous flora. Most of the 70–80 species are endemic.
They are taxonomically one of New Zealand´s most intractable groups of seed plants: because their tribal position was in question for a long time, we don´t know their closest relationships within the tribe; there are problems with their generic delimitations, most genera need to be revised; and at least one genus is regarded as one of the taxonomically most difficult in New Zealand. So, there are taxonomic problems at all levels. We need to understand their biodiversity, therefore we need to know which species exist and where, how they are related to each other and to species overseas, and where they come from.